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    How do I find what backlinks have disappeared?

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    • EcommerceSite
      EcommerceSite last edited by

      I have seen a decrease in backlinks, how do I figure out which ones are no longer there?

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      • ditoroin
        ditoroin last edited by

        ahrefs.com can show it to you

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        • StreamlineMetrics
          StreamlineMetrics last edited by

          http://ahrefs.com will show you the links you have lost.

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          • EcommerceSite
            EcommerceSite @StreamlineMetrics last edited by

            Is there a way to do it without a subscription?

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            • ditoroin
              ditoroin last edited by

              You can create a free account. It's better than nothing

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              • EcommerceSite
                EcommerceSite @ditoroin last edited by

                I am looking at paying for an account for a month but it seems it only shows the last two months of what has been lost, I really need to go back about 6 months. is that possible?

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                • Thos003
                  Thos003 last edited by

                  If you want more data then you must pay for it.

                  "Beggars can't be choosers."

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                  • ShaMenz
                    ShaMenz last edited by

                    Hi Niners52,

                    Rather than rely on an external tool to have found all of the URLs in a crawl and report them accurately, I would run a direct crawl using Screaming Frog.

                    There is a post on their blog which provides step by step instructions on how to use the tool to crawl a specific list of URLs.

                    You can only do this with the licensed version of Screaming Frog, but if you are not already using it, the cost is only 99 British pounds per year, and it is crazy useful for a thousand other things. A little more value for money than just subscribing to a more specific tool for just one month. 🙂

                    This way you will actually have a crawl result, not just a read from another tool.

                    Hope that helps,

                    Sha

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                    • DennisSeymour
                      DennisSeymour last edited by

                      majesticseo.com

                      it gives you all your lost backlinks as well (like ahrefs)

                      Link research tools can easily do this too.

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                      • EcommerceSite
                        EcommerceSite @DennisSeymour last edited by

                        I have been in contact with A href and they only go back 2 months do you know how far back Majestic goes?

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                        • DennisSeymour
                          DennisSeymour @EcommerceSite last edited by

                          it's 5 years using their historical data

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